Fly point is a very good dive for macro photographers. There have been over 100 species of nudibranch recorded here, there is a huge sponge garden and fish are everywhere. There is even a residen turtle. Maximum depth is about 27 - 28m but it is a long swim to get there and the best life can be found in depths down to 12 - 14m.
Facts about Fly Point, Nelson Bay, New South Wales
It is in Australia- Fly Point, Nelson Bay, New South Wales is in the Tasman Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Jim DoddAustralias east coast Grey Nurse Shark. Photo taken at the Looking Glass @ Broughton Island
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Brian MayesOpisthobranch (Bullina lineata) at Fly Point, Nelson Bay.
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Doug AndersonHypselodoris bennetti, Nelson Bay
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Brian MayesBanded Wobbegong (Orectolous ornatus)
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Doug AndersonTriplefin, Tulamben
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Doug AndersonTiger cowrie, Nelson Bay
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Doug AndersonCeratosoma brevicaudatum. Fly Point, Nelson Bay
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Peter DaveyFly Point. Panasonic FT1.
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Peter DaveyInquisitive Cuttlefish.
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Brian MayesMale Ring Scale Triplefin (Enneapterygius atrogulare)
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Jim DoddAphelodoris varia @ Fly Point, NSW, Australia. One of the most common nudi's in the area.
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Doug AndersonGreen Morays, Fly Point
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Gaetano GargiuloPigmy wobbegong shark eye wide open... taken using a 105micro+1.4x teleconverter and 2X macromate. it was a very tiny specimen
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Gaetano GargiuloThis little shrimp (hiding in a sea-pen) was pictured using a 105/2.8 micro + 1.4 kenko teleconverter and a +10macromate wet diopter. the use of the diopter allowed me to stay more distant and not to scare it off
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Doug AndersonNembrotha lineolata, Nelson Bay
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Gaetano Gargiulo'The flame'
Very little I ad to add the +10 on the top of my 105 micro
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Gaetano GargiuloBig face...
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Gaetano Gargiulomating stink-fishes (or dragonets)
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Gaetano Gargiuloclose up and personal portrait of a friendly wobbegong... in reality I was very mindful not to spook it :-)